Armenians

Peter Balakian’s memoir, Black Dog of Fate, was published by Basic Books in New York in 1997. The subtitle—“An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past”—could easily be the summary on the back of the book. Balakian was born in the United States to Armenian parents. His mother was born in the country, while his father was born abroad, specifically Constantinople. His maternal grandmother, her first husband, and their two young daughters experienced the Genocide. Although his grandmother and aunts…

The Cilicia Museum was established in Antelias, Lebanon year 1998 and it preserves part of the religious history of the Armenian nation. All of the collection’s valuable objects- such as Medieval manuscripts, chalices, golden crosses etc.- have been protected and carried out of Cilicia during the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923), either by monks or by ordinary people, hidden among their belongings. The history of the museum’s collection will be further elaborated in the coming chapters. However, it…

by people about the times in their lives when they experienced changes in their understandings of identity and heritage. In Black Dog of Fate, Balakian’s understanding of his Armenian heritage changes drastically throughout the novel. This change is shown through his conversations with family members and other fellow Armenians. In Baghdad Without a Map, Horwitz’s anecdotal stories about his travels through the Middle East help demonstrate a shift in his views of the identity and culture of the…

and intimately bound that it is often difficult to separate them as so they might be described as Siamese twins. The close bond between the two is evident from the twentieth-century record alone. Some of the century’s classic genocides – against Armenians in Turkey or Jews in Nazi occupied Europe– have occurred in a context of civil and or international war. The Second World War coincided with the Nazi genocide over Jews. The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which directly sparked genocide…

between 2 empires The Iranian and The Ottoman. Historical Armenia ended up being divided between the Russian and the Ottoman later known as the Turkish. There were periodical massacres of Armenians in the 1890’s which was organized by the Turkish authorities. The Turkish used World War I to basically remove the Armenian population. It was…

intention of historical novels are to explain historical events in ways that will not only inform the audience but also educate them. Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian is a historical novel centered around the life of Vahan Kenderian during the Armenian genocide of the eighteenth century. The story takes place as Vahan grows up and struggles to survive in the Ottoman Empire. Vahan came from a privileged and powerful family that during…

Hardworking citizens that spend their whole lives trying to make the world a better place for their families are stripped of everything and everyone they love dear due to their beliefs, ethnicity, or what nation they belong to. Genocide, although commonly practiced has been frowned upon by every nation, including the nations that continue to murder innocents every day. The atrocities that occur during the mass killings are often looked over as people would rather see the bright side of life and…

reason that I am Lida is because of my upbringing and where I come from. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, culture is “ the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time.” Culture is a very broad term, but in the Armenian community or race, it is the way you are supposed to live your life and the things you can or cannot do. There are certain rules and roles one has to take to make their families proud and to not bring shame to them and their family name.…

Life as an Ottoman Subject During the Reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II: The Resurrection of a Constitution The power of the Ottoman Sultan knew no bounds, and the consequences of Abdulhamid II’s poor authority were felt by everyone but the Sultan. Anyone who supported the 1876 Ottoman Constitution was not an aid to the Sultan either which can be seen by the fact that he revoked the Constitution’s power early in his reign. All levels of people were affected by the Sultan’s expectations and actions,…

gothic, metal and any other genre imaginable. The way that they combine all of these elements is why they are widely recognized today even after they split in 2006. The band was formed in 1994 in Glendale, California. The ideas that brought four Armenian Americans together were to make people aware of what’s going on in…